George Sewell 70th Birthday Celebration Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Montpellier (GB)

No. 8, stall 6

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Ferguson

3 9-2 –

Daniel Muscutt

James Ferguson

1:25.49 £4,320

Settled just off the pace on the inner - travelling strongly with three furlongs left - pushed into the front two out - opened a advantage in the final furlong and stayed on strongly to score

2nd

City Of Poets (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Connor Beasley · T: James Tate

3 9-2 –

Connor Beasley

James Tate

2 £2,028

Went straight to front - pushed along and lost the advantage 2f out - stayed on well inside the closing furlong - finished second

3rd

A War Eagle (IRE) ^h

No. 2, stall 7

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell

3 9-2 –

Callum Rodriguez

Edward Bethell

2½ £1,014

Tracked the pace-setter early - under pressure 3f out then eased wide 2f out as the run flattened - rallied inside the final furlong to finish third

4th

Rosemary May (IRE)

No. 14, stall 3

3yo, 8-11, OR –

J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby

3 8-11 –

David Allan

Tim Easterby

¾ £507

Held up in midfield rail side - driven to keep tabs but lost touch approaching final 2f - stayed on nearside inside closing furlong - finished 4th

5th

Renewable Dream (GB)

No. 9, stall 13

3yo, 8-11, OR –

J: Gianluca Sanna (5) · T: Seb Spencer

3 8-11 –

Gianluca Sanna (5)

Seb Spencer

3¾

Sat outside the front pair pulling hard early - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fifth

6th

Reenie's Dream (GB)

No. 13, stall 4

3yo, 8-8, OR –

J: Andrew Breslin (3) · T: Bryan Smart

3 8-8 –

Andrew Breslin (3)

Bryan Smart

2¾

Sluggish start - settled at the back and pushed along - some late progress in the closing stages to finish sixth

7th

Morning Angel (GB)

No. 11, stall 9

3yo, 8-11, OR –

J: Cam Hardie · T: Mark Walford

3 8-11 –

Cam Hardie

Mark Walford

2

Held a spot in the pack off the pace - asked for effort with 3f left but lost touch with the front - kept trying late to finish 7th beaten well over 13 lengths

8th

Illuminator (IRE)

No. 6, stall 12

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Sam James · T: K R Burke

3 9-2 –

Sam James

K R Burke

2½

Settled around midfield - pressed for effort and lost touch with the pace 3f out - responded late to finish 8th

9th

Pink Azalea (IRE)

No. 12, stall 5

3yo, 8-11, OR –

J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn

3 8-11 –

Jason Hart

John & Sean Quinn

1¼

Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with 3f to run - unable to gain ground and well held at the finish

10th

Mao Shang Wong (IRE)

No. 7, stall 11

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: David Nolan · T: David O'Meara

3 9-2 –

David Nolan

David O'Meara

¾

Settled towards the back - driven up in the finish 3f out - kept going in the closing stages

11th

Desert Of The Sea (IRE)

No. 1, stall 14

4yo, 10-2, OR –

J: P J McDonald · T: Edward Bethell

4 10-2 –

P J McDonald

Edward Bethell

½

Settled towards the back early - began losing touch approaching 3f out - unable to threaten the front runners late - finished 11th

12th

She's A Goldigger (GB)

No. 15, stall 2

3yo, 8-11, OR –

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Mark Walford

3 8-11 –

Andrew Mullen

Mark Walford

¾

Settled at the back - tight for space and roused along 3f out with no prospect of getting into contention - well beaten in 12th

13th

Some Boy Me (GB)

No. 10, stall 15

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby

3 9-2 –

Sean Kirrane

Tim Easterby

1

Held up towards the back on the outer - urged forward inside final 3f - lost touch same point - eventually well beaten in 13th

14th

Havachoc (GB)

No. 5, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Grant Tuer

3 9-2 –

Oliver Stammers

Grant Tuer

¾

Held up at the back - made no impact throughout - well held in 14th

15th

Festive Time (GB) ^p

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Tom Eaves · T: James Owen

3 9-2 –

Tom Eaves

James Owen

3¼

Held up towards the back of the pack - asked for effort but couldn't find any response over 3f out - well held at the finish